[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 66 (Thursday, May 10, 2012)]
[House]
[Page H2572]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           IN TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF JOE LANDERS

  (Mr. WOMACK asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. WOMACK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember the service of Joe 
Landers, chief of police in Lowell, Arkansas, who died Friday morning, 
May 4, as a result of injuries suffered in a hit-and-run, drunk driver 
accident while on vacation in Florida on April 27.
  Chief Landers was a dedicated public servant--everything you could 
want in a leader. He loved his job, his community, those under his 
command, and the people he served. It was evident in the way he carried 
out his duties.
  He began his law enforcement career with the Benton County Sheriff's 
Office before joining the Lowell Police Department in 1995. In 1997, he 
was promoted to chief, and in the last 15 years, led his organization 
during a period of unprecedented growth. He was responsible for the 
development of the Lowell motorcycle patrol, dispatch center, K 9 unit, 
and the Special Response Team. In 2005, Chief Landers performed 
international duty as a law enforcement adviser in Iraq.
  Mr. Speaker, our State and Nation has lost a valued member of the law 
enforcement community. Tomorrow will be a sad day when we say our final 
good-byes. I speak for Arkansas' Third Congressional District in 
expressing our deepest sympathy to his family, to the city of Lowell, 
and to the great State of Arkansas.

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